A captivating exploration of the little-known story of Rembrandt’s formative years by a prize-winning biographer.Rembrandt van Rijn’s early years are as famously shrouded in mystery as Shakespeare’s, and his life has always been an enigma. How did a miller’s son from a provincial Dutch town become the greatest artist of his age? How in short, did Rembrandt become Rembrandt?Seeking the roots of Rembrandt’s genius, the celebrated Dutch writer Onno Blom immers...

A captivating exploration of the little-known story of Rembrandt’s formative years by a prizewinning biographer.Rembrandt van Rijn’s early years are as famously shrouded in mystery as Shakespeare’s, and his life has always beenan enigma. How did a miller’s son from a provincial Dutch town become the greatest artist of his age? How, in short,did Rembrandt become Rembrandt?Seeking the roots of Rembrandt’s genius, the celebrated Dutch writer Onno Blom immersed hi...